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Diplomas and degrees — dozens of Riverside County high school students graduating with both

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:51 GMT

Thousands of seniors across the country are leaving their high school careers in the rearview this month, and dozens of those graduating from a Norco high school will have a leg up on the competition.Sixty-eight graduating seniors from John F. Kennedy Middle College High School will receive their high school diplomas on Thursday, and will be awarded Associate's Degrees only two weeks later thanks to the school's partnership with Norco College.Students at JFK can earn up to two years of college units before graduating high school. They can begin taking those courses immediately in their first year of attendance at the school.School officials say many of the grads parlay that experience into four-year schools or springboard directly into the workforce with a head start. The school says 85% of its graduates are usually accepted into universities. As part of the program, JFK students have direct access to college counselors on site, where they receive guidance to create a plan to take t...

Santa Ana hosting free movie events during the summer

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:51 GMT

The city of Santa Ana’s Summer Movies in the Park series is back for the upcoming summer season, with the first event scheduled for early June, city officials announced.Beginning on June 2, movie fans can watch their favorite films at various Santa Ana parks. The summer movie series will be family-friendly events, the city said.The events are free and will run every Friday until July 14. Orange County hosting free summer events at local parks The Santa Ana Summer movie line-up:June 2: “The LEGO Batman Movie” at Centennial ParkJune 9: “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” at Roosevelt Walker Community CenterJune 16: “The Sandlot” at Thornton ParkJune 23: “Zootopia” at Prentice ParkJune 30: “Beauty and the Beast” (live-action) at El Salvador ParkJuly 7: “Night at the Museum” at Jerome ParkJuly 14: “Coco” at Portola ParkPre-movie festivities are scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m., with the movie showing beginning after sunset, according to a news release. Free popcorn will be given out while s...

CIF state golf: De La Salle goes back-to-back, celebrates another team title

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:51 GMT

De La Salle got great performances from a trio of players at Poppy Hills Golf Course in Pebble Beach to win its second consecutive California Interscholastic Federation state team championship.The Concord powerhouse shot 9-under 346 on Wednesday to finish 10 strokes ahead of runner-up Torrey Pines, which shot 1-over 356.Crystal Springs Uplands was third at 363.DLS sophomore Joshua Kim and Amador Valley’s Kush Arora tied for second in the individual competition, each shooting 5-under 66.Capistrano Valley Christian’s UCLA-bound Luke Powell shot 7-under 64 to place first.In addition to Kim, De La Salle had two others shoot below par.Jack Jerge’s 4-under round included one eagle. He tied for fourth. Jaden Dumdumaya, who last week captured the NorCal individual title, shot 1-under to tie for 12th.Their DLS teammate James Williams shot even-par 71. He tied for 15th with Foothill’s Brandon Knight, last year’s state individual champion.Crystal Springs had two players finish below par, Edan ...

Pittsburg: Man sentenced to federal prison for selling 60 lbs of meth to undercover agent

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:51 GMT

OAKLAND — A Bay Area man was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for possessing a huge amount of methamphetamine after agreeing to sell it to an undercover agent, according to court records.Alan Contreras was sentenced in late March and subsequently transferred from Santa Rita Jail in Dublin to the Bureau of Prisons system, court records show. He pleaded guilty to a federal offense of possessing more than 50 grams of methamphetamine for distribution, but authorities say he showed up to a meeting with an undercover federal agent with a duffle bag containing a whopping 60 pounds of the drug.The sentence was imposed by U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers.Contreras also sold more than 1,400 counterfeit painkiller pills to the agent, prosecutors alleged in court records. He was arrested at the final meetup in Pittsburg, in 2021, and charged with a federal offense in July 2022, according to court records.According to Contreras’ attorney, the meth proceeds would hav...

Santa Rosa mother arrested after toddler overdoses on fentanyl

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:51 GMT

(KRON) -- A mother in Santa Rosa has been arrested after her one-year-old toddler overdosed on Tuesday, the Santa Rosa Police Department said. Ousted SF DA Boudin says he won't run in 2024, takes new job Police were called to a house on Boyd Street around 5:15 a.m. on the report of a one-year-old experiencing a medical emergency. The first office at the scene found the toddler lying on the ground, unconscious and not breathing, and one person was attempting to give the child CPR. The officer took over CPR, and within the next moment, the little girl began to breathe on her own, police said. Emergency medical crews arrived and transported the girl to a local hospital. KRON On is streaming now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }SRPD's Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault...

Champion UConn gets Newton back at NBA draft deadline; Kentucky’s Tshiebwe stays in

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:51 GMT

Connecticut’s reign as NCAA champion will begin with multiple starters having left for the NBA draft and one returning after flirting with doing the same.As for Kentucky, star big man Oscar Tshiebwe is sticking with his pro pursuit. UConn guard Tristen Newton announced that he is withdrawing his name from the draft Wednesday, the NCAA’s deadline for players who declared as early entrants to the draft to withdraw and retain their college eligibility. But Tshiebwe announced late in the afternoon that he would remain in the draft after a college career that included being named The Associated Press men’s national player of the year in 2022.The list of players facing decisions include another big who was voted AP player of the year in Purdue’s Zach Edey. The 7-foot-4 Edey was last season’s winner after guiding the Boilermakers to a No. 1 seed in the NCAAs.For the current champions, Newton (10.1 points, 4.7 assists, 4.5 rebounds) was one of four Huskies to e...

Yankees say there’s a chance Stanton, Donaldson, Kahnle could return in LA

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:51 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Yankees manager Aaron Boone said “it’s definitely in play,” that the trio of Josh Donaldson, Giancarlo Stanton and Tommy Kahnle could return to New York’s active roster this weekend in Los Angeles.Boone wasn’t willing to definitely say Wednesday that the trio would rejoin the Yankees before their series against the Dodgers. But indications were the three will soon be back.“It’s definitely in play, but let’s get through today,” Boone said.Stanton, Donaldson and Kahnle all played in a rehab game for Double-A Somerset on Tuesday. Donaldson went 1 for 4 in his fourth rehab game as he comes back from a strained right hamstring and Stanton was hitless in three at-bats in his first appearance since injuring his left hamstring on April 15. Kahnle pitched one inning, giving up one run, one hit and walked two.Boone said he wasn’t concerned about Stanton potentially returning after playing in just one rehab game. He did say that Stanton likely will be just a designated hit...

Jefe Robert Contee se despide de la policía de DC

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:51 GMT

Las calles alrededor de la sede del Departamento de la Policía Metropolitana estuvieron cerradas el miércoles para darle una despedida especial al Jefe Robert Contee y su familia en su último día como uniformado. Una ceremonia privada celebró su carrera de 33 años que comenzó cuando se convirtió en cadete a los 17 años. “La mayoría de nosotros no tuvimos la bendición de saber lo que queríamos hacer con nuestras vidas a los 17 años”, dijo la Alcaldesa Muriel Bowser. “El Jefe Contee sí”. Pero un antiguo profesor reveló que Contee tenía otras ideas de lo que quería hacer en el sexto grado. “En la esquina del salón, Robert Contee se paró, y con toda la confianza y certeza que un alumno del sexto grado puede tener, gritó duro y claramente, ‘Voy a ser el alcalde de Washington, DC”, dijo Robert Burrell. Contee ahora será un subdirector del FBI. Afirmó que una de las razones por la cual aceptó la posición era para tener más tiempo con su familia. “Te he visto a...

Bizarrap y Peso Pluma lanzan la “Music Session #55”: una canción de desamor en donde predomina el sello mexicano

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:51 GMT

(CNN Español) – Bizarrap y Peso Pluma —el cantante que se hizo viral en redes y escaló rápidamente en las listas musicales a nivel mundial con “Ella baila sola” junto a Eslabón Armado— dieron a conocer este miércoles su primera colaboración.Fue bajo el ya conocido formato del productor argentino, las BZRP Music Sessions, en la edición número 55 del repertorio. Y se trata nada menos que de un corrido.Así se volvió viral Peso Pluma: “Ha habido momentos donde sí nos desestabiliza”Esta es la tercera canción que Bizarrap lanza en lo que va del año. El video, como ya es costumbre, se estrenó a las 8:00 p.m. hora de Atlanta, 9:00 p.m. hora de Argentina.La canción es un tema de desamor con una melodía fuera de lo que Bizarrap tiene acostumbrado a su público. Esta vez, el argentino se trasladó al sonido de Peso Pluma con las guitarras de los corridos. Sin embargo, le imprimió su sello personal al final de la colaboración con sonidos electrónicos.Bizarrap y Peso Pluma “enratonados”Bizar...

García, Ruiz lead Nats’ 5-homer barrage in 10-6 win over Dodgers

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:51 GMT

Washington Nationals' Luis Garcia (2) celebrates with Keibert Ruiz (20) and Ildemaro Vargas, right, after hitting a home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles, Wednesday, May 31, 2023. Ruiz and Vargas also scored. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Washington Nationals' Luis Garcia (2) celebrates with Keibert Ruiz (20) and Ildemaro Vargas, right, after hitting a home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles, Wednesday, May 31, 2023. Ruiz and Vargas also scored. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Keibert Ruiz celebrated his ninth-inning homer with extra chest-thumping zeal, leaving no doubt that a big day a...